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Hanoi ready to cope with abnormal weather phenomena
Hanoi is taking a lot of measures to actively deal with abnormal weather phenomena in order to minimise the loss of human life and property.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao said that due to predictions of increasing numbers of storms and low pressure systems and the early appearance of heat waves and floods, the city has prepared for expenditure, forces and means of transportation to ensure the implementation of preventive measures and search and rescue activities in case a disaster occurs.
All districts were asked to define areas prone to natural disasters and take the initiative in evacuating locals from dangerous areas, especially those close to rivers and in parts at risk of landslides.
Thao urged local authorities to store food, medicine and basic necessities to support people to overcome the consequences of storms and floods.
He stressed the need to provide locals with information on disaster … [Read more...] about Social News Headlines 5/4

VietNamNet Bridge – On the occasion of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to India (October 27-29), VietNamNet talks with Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) about the new policy of Indian PM Narendra Modi, India's role in resolving disputes in the South China Sea (East Sea or Bien Dong Sea), as well as the areas in which Vietnam and India should promote cooperation.
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Indian author Arundhati Roy, one of India’s most famous and polarising authors. — AFP Photo
Viet Nam News NEW DELHI — Indian author Arundhati Roy announced on Monday that her second novel will be published in 2017 — 20 years after she won the Booker Prize for her debut one. Roy, an activist and outspoken government critic, said through her publishers that The Ministry of Utmost Happiness would be released next year. "I am glad to report that the mad souls (even the wicked ones) in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness have found a way into the world, and that I have found my publishers," Roy said in a statement. Her literary agent David Godwin said: "Only Arundhati could have written this novel. Utterly original. It has been 20 years in the making. And well worth the wait." The 54-year-old has published a range of nonfiction works including about her time in India’s jungles researching the country’s Maoists who are fighting for land rights. But … [Read more...] about Indian author Roy announces second novel after 20-year gap

At a 12-bed hospital deep in Nepal's Himalayan mountains, Indian Air Force helicopters bring in the casualties of a devastating earthquake that has killed more than 4,000: injured men, women and children plucked from hilltops and inaccessible valleys. In the capital Kathmandu, Chinese rescuers in red uniforms have been searching for survivors in the rubble. Television footage on Tuesday showed one crew pulling a man from the wreckage of a hotel, carrying him gingerly on a stretcher. Nepal's government has struggled in the wake of the country's worst earthquake in nearly a century, and its officials have been largely absent from public view. Not so India and China: both promised rescuers, sniffer dogs, tents and food within hours, winning praise from stranded Nepalis. "We have no faith in our government, only India and (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi are helping us," said villager Dhruba Kandel in Dhading. "If it were not for these helicopters, people would be dying on the mountains by … [Read more...] about A friend in need: China, India turn on aid diplomacy in Nepal

When last seen in public some 25 years ago, Dawood Ibrahim was a chubby man with oversized sunglasses and a droopy mustache. His fondness for betting on cricket matches and keeping company with Indian movie stars has attracted police investigations and tabloid headlines. Ibrahim is also one of India’s most-wanted terrorists. He’s linked to bombings that killed hundreds of innocent men and women in his native country. India and the U.S. accuse him of financing Pakistani militants who killed hundreds more, as well as brokering a deal with al-Qaeda to allow the group access to his smuggling routes. And all available evidence culled from accounts on the ground in India and Pakistan, buttressed by reports from the U.S. and United Nations, point to one conclusion: Ibrahim is living in Pakistan. Just as Osama bin Laden’s death at a house down the road from the Pakistan Military Academy set off fierce debate about the nation’s commitment to fighting terrorism, Ibrahim … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s latest guest: why it’s hard to believe they’re not all in on the fight against terror